The geriatric long-stay hospital patient: a Canadian case study.
This article examines the use of acute beds by the elderly in Manitoba over the five-year period, 1972--1976. The analysis reveals that transfers of long-stay (greater than 90 day) elderly to long-term care facilities took longer in 1976 than in 1972 despite major provincial initiatives which included construction of additional long-term treatment beds, expansion of home care resources, and extension of universal insurance coverage to long-term institutional and home care. Analyses of means to reduce long hospital stays prior to transfer suggests that building more long-term beds may be the least desirable policy alternative.
D000368:Aged; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000639:trends*; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008350:Manitoba; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data